EPD: Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber, 5.66 mm, 2.22 kg/m2, ECOWORX® PERFORMANCE BROADLOOM (Shaw Contract)

The product is a commerical broadloom carpet with Solution Q® or Solution Q Extreme® face fiber on the EcoWorx® backing system. Solution Q ® or Solution Q Extreme® face fiber is Nylon 6 made from virgin polymer The EcoWorx® backing system consists of polyolefin compound, recycled materials, and a fiberglass reinforcement layer. The face fiber is tufted into a primary backing sheet, latex is added to hold in the fiber, the EcoWorx® backing system is applied, and a woven secondary backing layer is added. This declaration covers all products/styles consisting of EcoWorx® Performance Broadloom backing and Solution Q® or Solution Q Extreme®® face fiber, with face weights ranging from 18 oz per sq. yd. (osy) to 46 osy, and a weighted average face weight of 26.4 osy. The products fall under CSI 09 68 00 and UNSPSC 3161719 classification codes.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Shaw Contract

Manufacturer:

Shaw Industries

Country of manufacturer:

georgiaUS, USA

Product name:

Carpet tiles with nylon 6 face fiber

Commercial names:

ECOWORX® PERFORMANCE BROADLOOM

Material type:

Flooring

Material subtype:

Carpet flooring

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

15.7 kg CO2e/m2

Technical specification:

5.66 mm, 2.22 kg/m2

Available units for calculation:

m2, kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

60e9877ef2756b34bda795d7

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

4789796942.123.1

EPD program:

UL Environment

Publication year:

2021

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR UL Environment PCR Part B: Flooring EPD Requirements, v2.0 (September 28, 2018)

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040, EN15804+A1

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

GaBi